Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-09

ASNSS~A 0S~ 'ASSS w S-~S Congregational church on Sunday.
 J. F. Pratt has gone on trip West.
 James Rim and Fred Norton live neigh bors on Berlin avenue and Wednesday morn ing both found their valuable dogs poisoned. TrumbulI post, G. A. R., relief fund was Long.
 General state News.
 ILLNESS OF GENERAL PRATT.
 General James T. Pratt, the veteran poli- tician, is lying fatally ill at his home in Wethersfield, conscious about half the time and slowly sinking day by day.
 WATERBURY MAsoNs.
 As to the masons' strike at Waterbury there is no special change. The builders ln- sist on hiring men as individuals without re- gard to the union, and conference on the subject led to no result.
 SOPRANOS CHANGE.
 Miss Jennie Dutton, soprano of Trinity church, Chicago, who has many warm friends in Hartford, has been secured by the Fifth avenue Baptist church, (the Rev. Dr. Armi- tage) New York city, and will enter upon her duties on the 1st of May.
 NEW BUILDING.
 Work on the new Averill building, Hart ford, to be erected on the site of the struc- ture recently destroyed by fire, will be begun on Monday. The plans call for three-story building of Philadelphia pressed brick with terra cotta and brown stone trimmings. The depth will be 150 feet with frontage of 90 feet. The cost of the building is estimated at from $80.000 to $90,000.
 IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE.
 Hon. E. &. Cleveland, the late Democratic candidate for Governor, heads the list of eighteen additional contributors to the Gen. eral Sedgwick memorial fund this morning. MT. Cleveland visited this office early Satur- day morning on h1s return to the city to contribute his portion to the memory of his friend of former years, and only regretted that he was not permitted to donate more than $1 to such a constellation Tele- gram.
 NEW LODGE INSTALLED.
 Teutonia lodge No. 9, Hermann Sons, of Hartford. was installed Wednesday evening at Myers hall in that city. Delegates of the order were present from New Haven, Bridge- port, Meriden and New Britain, special train bringing over 100 from the latter place. Karl Gerbhart, of New Haven, was the in- stalling officer.
 The lodge starts with fifty members. MT. Engle of New York, ex grand master of the National lodge, was present and addressed the members. After the installation was a supper and dance.
 DEATH OF COMMODORE GREEN.
 Commodore Charles Green, U. s. N, re- tired, died on Thursday in Providence. He went to that city in usual health few days ago to visit son who is 8 physician there. He entered the navy in 1926 when boy of 13, and served continuously until 1864, when he was retired on account of i'll health. At the time of his retirement he was in command of 8 vessel of the North Atlantic blockading squadron. Since the war he has resided at South Windsor until his removal to Hartford about four years ago. His widow survives, with two sons, one in Providence and one in Hartford. THE PATRIARcHs MILTrANT's GRAND CONCERT. Grand Canton Agawam of Springfield, ,who are to give an exhibition drill, have recently returned from Keene, N. H., where they gave their fine drill at an Odd Fellows ball. Extra trains were run from surrounding towns, and their sword drill and military movements were greatly admired, enlivened as they were by Browns Brigade band, of Boston. The committee of Canton Capitol City, Hartford, are working hard to make this occasion one of the most brilliant that has ever taken place in the First regiment armory. Gov ernor Lounsbury has accepted an invitation to be present, and large delegation will come from Springfield, Meriden, New Haven and New Britain.